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Hogan Inauguration: Lt. Gov. Boyd Rutherford speech

Lt. Gov. Boyd Rutherford gives his inaugural speech to the public shortly after being sworn into office.

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Updated: 2:15 PM EST Jan 21, 2015

Hogan Inauguration: Lt. Gov. Boyd Rutherford speech

Lt. Gov. Boyd Rutherford gives his inaugural speech to the public shortly after being sworn into office.

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WEBVTT GOOD AFTERNOON. 28 YEARS AGO, BOYD KEVIN RUTHERFORD MARRIED MY MOTHER, MONICA, AND BECAME THE INSTANT FATHER OF A THREE-YEAR-OLD. SINCE I WAS LITTLE I ALWAYS LOOKED UP TO MY FATHER AND EVEN AS ADULT I'M STILL LOOKING UP. I COULD NOT BE MORE BLESSED TO HAVE SUCH AN ARRAY -- SUCH AN AMAZING ROLE MODEL. HE TOLD ME THAT WITH HARD WORK, PERFECT PRACTICE, AND DETERMINATION ANYONE CAN ACHIEVE GREATNESS. TODAY I AM PROUD TO ACHIEVE USE MY FATHER, AND MARYLAND'S NEW LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, BOYD KEVIN RUTHERFORD. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU, MARSHALL. I THINK HE IS TRYING TO MAKE ME CRY. [LAUGHTER] THANK YOU, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, FOR THE GREETING. I AM VERY PLEASED TO BE HERE WITH MY FAMILY AND MY GREAT FRIEND, GOVERNOR HOGAN AND HIS FAMILY. THIS IS A VERY HUMBLING EXPERIENCE, TO BE HONORED TO BECOME THE NINTH LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OF THIS GREAT STATE. ABOUT ONE YEAR AGO A FRIEND CALLED ME TO SAY THAT HE HAD AN IDEA THAT HE THOUGHT I MIGHT HAVE SOME INTEREST IN. AT THAT TIME I TOLD MY WIFE -- I HOPE HE IS NOT ASKING ME TO RUN FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR. [LAUGHTER] IT TURNS OUT THAT HE DID. BESIDES THAT, HE HAD A WONDERFUL IDEA. THAT WAS SIMPLY THAT IF WE WERE ABLE TO PUT ASIDE PARTY POLITICS AND FOCUS ON THOSE THINGS THAT UNITE US AS MARYLANDERS, WE COULD LEAD THIS GREAT STATE TOWARDS A PROMISING FUTURE. I AM GLAD THAT MY FRIEND, LARRY HOGAN, REACHED OUT TO ME ON THAT DAY AND I AM DEEPLY HONORED TO SERVE AS THE 62ND GOVERNOR OF THIS GREAT STATE , AS THE NINTH LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR AT THIS TIME. NOW, THAT MIGHT SOUND CONFUSING, NINTH, 67TH, BUT A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO IN THE MID-1800S THE FIRST LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR'S POSITION WAS ABOLISHED. IT HAS ONLY BEEN SINCE 1970 THAT IT HAS BEEN REINSTITUTED. THAT MAY BE THE CASE BECAUSE SOMETIMES IT APPEARS THAT YOU MAY HAVE HAD TWO DIFFERENT ADMINISTRATIONS IN THE STATE HOUSE. SOMETIMES WITH TWO DIFFERENT GOALS AND DIFFERENT AGENDAS. BUT THAT IS GOING TO BE DIFFERENT IN THE HOGAN RUTHERFORD ADMINISTRATION. WE WILL HAVE A UNITED EXECUTIVE BRANCH WORKING TOGETHER IN SERVING ALL THE PEOPLE OF MARYLAND. ONE STAFF ON THE SECOND FLOOR WORKING TO CARRY OUT GOVERNOR HOGAN'S VISION FOR A MORE PROSPEROUS, MORE JUST MARYLAND, ONE WHERE NO ONE IS LIMITED BY THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THEIR BIRTH AND WHERE OUR CHILDREN ARE FREE TO GO AS FAR AS THEIR TALENTS AND HARD WORK WILL TAKE THEM. AS THE GOVERNOR AND I TRAVELED AROUND THE STATE, WE SAW THE PROMISE AND THE POTENTIAL OF THIS GREAT STATE. WE MET COUNTLESS WOMEN AND MEN FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE. HOWEVER, TOO OFTEN WE HEARD THAT THEY FELT FORGOTTEN. THAT THEY WANTED A GOVERNMENT THAT WOULD LIVE WITHIN ITS MEANS , THAT TOOK LESS MONEY OUT OF THEIR POCKETS AND BORROWED LESS AGAINST THEIRS IN THEIR CHILDREN'S FUTURE. WELL, WE HEARD THAT AND WE HEARD YOU. WE HAVE NOT FORGOTTEN AND WE WILL NOT FORGET. WE WILL WORK ACROSS PARTY LINES TO HAVE A GOVERNMENT THAT WORKS FOR ALL THE PEOPLE OF MARYLAND. TO MY FELLOW ELECTED OFFICIALS, I AM HONORED TO BE YOUR COLLEAGUE. WHILE WE MAY HAVE SOME DISAGREEMENTS, I KNOW THAT IF WE FOCUS ON WHAT IS BEST FOR THOSE WHO PAY OUR SALARIES, I AM CONFIDENT THAT WE WILL FIND THAT THERE IS FAR MORE THAT UNITES US THAN DIVIDES US. BY WORKING TOGETHER THERE WILL BE NO LIMIT TO WHAT WE CAN ACCOMPLISH FOR OUR CITIZENS. THANK YOU AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR THIS PROFOUND HONOR, THANK YOU

Hogan Inauguration: Lt. Gov. Boyd Rutherford speech

Lt. Gov. Boyd Rutherford gives his inaugural speech to the public shortly after being sworn into office.